"In an interesting example of partial cognition, the authors of The American Business Creed present an analysis on the basis of selected materials. But what is the basis upon which the selection is made? They maintain that their material are representative of what American businessman think. Many of the quotations presented as American Business thought, however, are from professional writings. Others are from trade groups which represent only a small portion of the business community."
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Yale Brozen. "A Critique of The American Business Creed," The Journal of Religion Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan., 1959), pp. 39-42
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Francis X. Sutton
Francis Xavier Sutton (July 7, 1917 - Dec. 18, 2012) was an American social scientist, official of the , and business theorist. Sutton received his BA at Temple in 1938, his MA at Princeton in 1940, and his PhD in sociology at Harvard in 1950.
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